Domestic PhD Stipend Scholarship

免费色片 is offering a number of stipend (living allowance) scholarships for domestic students studying, or commencing the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in 2025. Applications in all areas of research are welcome, but these should be aligned with 免费色片 Flagship Areas.

Students applying for a scholarship should discuss with their potential supervisor the Flagship Area most closely aligned to their proposed research and select this Flagship in the application system.

Each flagship scholarship offers an optional Industry Stream, which requires a mandatory 60-day industry internship. Co-funded scholarships and industry-funded stipend top-ups are highly desirable. This stream requires a Letter of Support completed by your industry partner. Applicants and/or their prospective supervisor are responsible for identifying an industry partner. To qualify, continuing students must be within 18 months of starting full-time studies or 36 months of part-time studies as of December 2024. Consult the before applying to ensure your internship meets 免费色片 requirements.

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Application for entry into the program is a separate process that must be started to be eligible for the scholarship. Application steps can be found here.

Stipend of AUD $35,000 per annum.
Maximum period of tenure of an award is three years. Periods of study already undertaken towards the degree will be deducted from the period of tenure.

To be eligible applicants must:

have completed a Bachelor Degree with First Class Honours, or equivalent level;
have applied, or currently enrolled in the PhD at 免费色片;
be an Australian citizen or permanent resident, or New Zealand citizen;
commence or continue study in 2025.

Applicants will be assessed on:

Academic achievement (e.g. class of honours or equivalent; performance on postgraduate degree; academic prizes and awards)
Research capability (e.g. research publications in high quality journals; research presentations at conferences; research internship experience; evidence of creative works if applicable)
Research project and environment (e.g. alignment with 免费色片 research priorities; research relevant to Australian research context; external support for the proposed research; impacts of the proposed research; clear articulation of resources required for successful completion)
Supervisory team (e.g. consult with the supervisory team to demonstrate publication records in high quality journals, complementary expertise, supervisor capacity and resource support for the proposed research).

To apply, please ensure you have digital copies of the below information:

Supervisor support letter (DOCX 525KB);
Curriculum vitae (including research publications and /or presentations);
Preliminary Research Thesis Topic Proposal (DOC 53KB);
Documentation confirming citizenship.
Statement of Claim addressing the selection criteria;
Education qualifications (testamur and academic transcripts for all undergraduate and postgraduate awards);

If applying for the Industry Stream:

The industry partner must complete the Letter of Support . Please note that if the scholarship is awarded under the Industry Stream all required contractual agreements must be in place prior to the student commencing in the program.

To be eligible for the industry stream, continuing students must be within 18 months of commencing their studies if enrolled full-time, or within 36 months if enrolled part-time, as of December 2024.

Application must be made via the by the closing date.

If you require assistance in completing your application please download the Scholarships Online Application Manual (PDF 2.14MB).

30 September, 2024

Further information about this scholarship can be obtained from the Graduate Research School at hdrscholarships@unisq.edu.au